Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy?Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Isaiah 55:2 I believe the top "food" topic on everyone's mind right now has to be cost. This morning I reviewed our retirement budget, a …
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The humble will eat and be satisfied;those who seek the Lord will praise Him.May your hearts live forever!Psalm 22:26 I have a theory about food, about what it means to be "satisfied", and about the way we consume things here in America that is very much tied in to who we are as spiritual beings. It's a subject …
But they urged him, saying, “Stay with us. It’s nearly evening, and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. After he took his seat at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Their eyes were opened and they recognized him,Luke 24:29-31 …
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On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples,a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples,the sheet that covers all nations;8 he will swallow up death forever.The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces;he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the …
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Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 